Power outages in Toronto

Toronto Hydro said approximately 8,400 customers were in the dark Monday. In most cases, crews were dealing with power lines and poles downed by high winds or ice-coated trees that snapped in the onslaught.

At the height of the storm, there were 44,000 customers without power in the city.

We’re still dealing with scattered outages across the city. Approximately 8,400 customers are out, down from 10,000. As a result of the high volume of outages, the outage map may not reflect all outages in real time. If you reported your outage, rest assured we’re aware of it.

On Sunday, Global News obtained video footage showing a dog just barely escaping a falling tree branch in the backyard of a home in Toronto’s East York neighbourhood during the ice storm.

VIDEO: Dog dodges falling tree branch during Ontario ice storm

The neighbourhoods of East York and The Beach were hit especially hard as strong wind gusts brought down trees with some of them landing on homes and vehicles.

Flooding and ponding in Toronto

Myles Currie, director of transportation for the city of Toronto, said crews are tackling ponding and flooding throughout the city.

“Our really crews are really on response right now to flooding calls. So we have equipment out there opening up catch basins, we have pickup trucks with small blades and some larger pieces of equipment responding to that,” he said.

The city is asking those who spot significant ponding or flooding to call 311, Currie said.

“We also are asking the public if they have a chance, and they can do so safely, from a sidewalk or boulevard, open up their catch basin,” he said. “That will help any water to flow better.”

Transportation delays

The mix of snow, freezing rain, ice pellets, rain and powerful winds that battered the region Saturday and Sunday made driving treacherous, with provincial police reporting more than 1,450 non-fatal crashes over the two days.

Ontario Provincial Police said a collision involving two transport trucks north of Toronto closed Highway 400 in both directions on Monday.

Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened between Mapleview Drive and Innisfil Beach Road. No injuries were reported. All lanes have been reopened.

The driver of the northbound truck has since been charged with careless driving, police said.

Police said there were more than 200 crashes in the Greater Toronto Area by noon on Monday.

The storm also played havoc with air traffic, with more than 600 flights cancelled at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport and many others delayed — often for hours. Authorities are advising travellers to check their flight status before coming to the airport.

Toronto’s downtown Billy Bishop airport cancelled all departing flights on Sunday and received only one arrival all day. On Monday, delays and cancellations

Due to the weather issues experienced in the past days, the Airport will be very busy today. As always please confirm your flight time with your airline or at https://t.co/sCj5fDvHJ1.